Post-Parasite, it's current and proper to check out the lesser-known films in Bong Joon-ho's filmography and 2009's Mother is totally worth the price of admission. Kim Hye-ja is impeccable as the eponymous, over-protective mother whose slow-witted son is charged with the murder of a school girl. There's only one thing to do and it's try to solve this murder mystery herself. But let's just say this is no Miss Marples. We're in the slums here, and desperation has been this woman's companion for a long time. What Bong Joon-ho is doing here is orchestrating a dance between cruel acts that are actually kindnesses, and kind acts that are actually cruelties, a most difficult balancing act that occasions some brutal twists of fate, well supported by his visuals. I especially like his close-ups, which are used for different effects, from the comic to the suspenseful, but always distinct and memorable. His interest in class struggle isn't as obvious in Mother, but people still prey on one another based on tiny increments of status. Mother is a more subtle work than much of what he's done since.
A mother battles to prove the innocence of her son, accused of murder.
Good crime movie with some moments of fun and others of weirdness.
Not as good or Memories of murder, though.
@Takeda Shingen: Maybe you should continue to watch movies under your rock while you stew in your sad prejudices, rather than stumbling out into the world of grown-ups and spouting your inanities in the hopes of being taken seriously by sane people.
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Koreans proving once again that they are making the best films in the world right now.Siskoid
Post-Parasite, it's current and proper to check out the lesser-known films in Bong Joon-ho's filmography and 2009's Mother is totally worth the price of admission. Kim Hye-ja is impeccable as the eponymous, over-protective mother whose slow-witted son is charged with the murder of a school girl. There's only one thing to do and it's try to solve this murder mystery herself. But let's just say this is no Miss Marples. We're in the slums here, and desperation has been this woman's companion for a long time. What Bong Joon-ho is doing here is orchestrating a dance between cruel acts that are actually kindnesses, and kind acts that are actually cruelties, a most difficult balancing act that occasions some brutal twists of fate, well supported by his visuals. I especially like his close-ups, which are used for different effects, from the comic to the suspenseful, but always distinct and memorable. His interest in class struggle isn't as obvious in Mother, but people still prey on one another based on tiny increments of status. Mother is a more subtle work than much of what he's done since.Windill
A mother battles to prove the innocence of her son, accused of murder.Good crime movie with some moments of fun and others of weirdness.
Not as good or Memories of murder, though.
Jonathan_Hutchings
Bong joon-Ho, for my money, is the one of the best directors in the world.VVKT
I preferred this over Memories of Murder.. such an incredible movie!Jneves7
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@Takeda Shingen: Maybe you should continue to watch movies under your rock while you stew in your sad prejudices, rather than stumbling out into the world of grown-ups and spouting your inanities in the hopes of being taken seriously by sane people.devilsadvocado
Fantastic closing scene.kanoba
Brilliant.hugeposuer
Should be AKA Mother.The_Comatorium
Took me too long to see this. Brilliant film.karuna
and still goodJneves7
but gooddeckard.
another vastly overrated movie by bong. nothing special, nothing shocking, nothing provoking.some meaningless scenes, as always in his movies, weak characters, unnecessary connections...
he is not a good director.
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